Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Iberis welwitschii Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 39 (1854) |
Native Range | w. & s. Portugal to sw. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | leaves thick, glabrous, sessile, ciliate, acuminate, flowers in flat umbel, silicles ovate, alate |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Iberis ciliata ssp. welwitschii (Boiss.) Moreno Iberis ciliata var. welwitschii (Boiss.) Willk. Iberis contracta var. angustifolia Lange Iberis contracta ssp. welwitschii (Boiss.) Moreno Iberis linifolia ssp. welwitschii (Boiss.) Franco & P.Silva Iberis lusitanica Jord. Iberis welwitschii var. lusitanica Cout. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |